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GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board, on Tuesday, approved the recommendations of the township’s ambulance committee, which the board formed last year to review and advise on the results of …
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Jodi Summit
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2/15/23
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The producers of a motion picture currently being filmed in Ely have changed their minds about the film’s title following pushback from local residents. Recently, the movie’s producer, …
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Catie Clark
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5/3/23
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TOWER- Did you know there are more living things in a spoonful of soil that there are people on this planet? Soil biologist Max Helmberger, of Tower, has been fascinated by the tiny creatures that …
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Jodi Summit
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12/13/23
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REGIONAL- The Centers for Disease Control is reportedly considering changing its COVID isolation guidelines so that infected people would no longer need to stay home if they’ve been fever free …
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David Colburn
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2/28/24
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REGIONAL- From her successful pageantry exploits, North Woods art teacher Rachel Betterley is certainly accustomed to large crowds, but on Sunday the setting was a bit different. Hundreds of …
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David Colburn
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5/9/24
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Nancy A. Yapel Nancy Ann Yapel, 76, of Tower, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022. At her request, no funeral is planned. Instead, the immediate family will attend a private burial service in Tower …
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6/29/22
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SOUDAN- Only $18,000 of a $30,000 Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) funding request was granted to Breitung Township for improvements to McKinley Park and Stuntz Bay. This means …
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Stephanie Ukkola
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5/4/23
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TOWER- Amateur historian Mary Palcich Keyes has plenty to say about Tower’s namesake, Charlemagne Tower, whose name lives on even though he never visited the area. During a talk presented at …
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Jodi Summit
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9/29/23
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COOK- It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another in the storied history of the Comet Theater in Cook, as owner Carol Carlson announced this week that she has sold the business to …
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David Colburn
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5/3/23
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SOUDAN – Recent storm damage was the main topic of conversation at the Breitung Township regular board meeting held on Thursday, June 23. Maintenance Supervisor Tom Gorsma reported that in …
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Rachel Brophy
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6/29/22
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TOWER—Mesaba, Biwabik, Kawishiwi, Saganaga—these northern Minnesota place names are among many easily recognized as having native origins associated with the region’s indigenous …
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11/23/22
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Rodney E. Loe Rodney “Rod” Eugene Loe, 88, iconic Elyite and beloved and respected son, brother, soldier, businessman, husband, uncle, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, …
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12/13/23
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REGIONAL- Minnesota joined the world in another health scare this week, announcing on Monday the state’s first case of monkeypox.As of Tuesday, 4,769 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 49 …
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David Colburn
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6/29/22
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SOUDAN – With the retirement of Eagles Nest Fire Chief Larry McCray, Eagles Nest Township is looking at alternatives, and one possibility could be some type of collaboration with Breitung …
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Rachel Brophy
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11/23/22
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Lucille B. Svatos Lucille Betty Svatos, 94, of Ely, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital. Services will be held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely …
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7/19/23
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ELY- When Ian Lah took the helm as executive artistic director of the Northern Lakes Arts Association in May of last year, he said he saw opportunity for growth. The 2012 graduate of Ely Memorial …
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Jodi Summit
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10/4/23
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ELY- Northern Lights Clubhouse (Clubhouse) hopes to find a new place to call home within the coming ten months and is calling on the Ely community for some help. The Clubhouse, which is a program of …
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9/16/22
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Grace L. IsaacsonGrace L. Nukala Isaacson, 70, of Angora, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 21 at St. …
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11/23/22
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ELY- An Ely man died on Monday, July 17, in a single-vehicle collision on the 2100 block of Grant McMahan Blvd./County Rd. 88, in Morse Township. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, assisted …
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Catie Clark
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7/19/23
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TOWER—An innovation in public health is coming this Friday, Oct. 6, to the Bois Forte Reservation. That’s when the Bois Forte will become the first tribe in Minnesota, and possibly the …
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Brian K. Anderson
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10/4/23
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ELY- For more than 25 years, Equal Pay Day has helped draw attention to gender-based pay disparities by highlighting how far into a new year a woman must work, on average, to earn what a man did in …
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9/15/22
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ELY- The latest musical offering of the Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA), “Songs for a New World,” opened Thursday, July 20. The musical was the first work of the then-young Jason …
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Catie Clark
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7/19/23
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COOK- Over the past five decades, there are few things in Cook that haven’t been touched by the caring hearts and hands of the Cook Lions Club, and members and invited guests gathered on …
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David Colburn
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10/4/23
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National Night Out in Cook entertains in the rain
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COOK – Residents sprinkled into the Cook Community Center grounds before the rain hit Tuesday during National Night Out. The event took place from 5 to 8 p.m. Families visited with local law …
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Crystal Dey
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8/8/19
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ELY- “What are the chances?” is a question that has never bothered Mike Rouse. He’s beaten the odds in life, after getting a terminal cancer diagnosis as a teenager. He went on to …
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Jodi Summit
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9/14/22
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